Author:Frances Wheelhouse Publisher:Cassell, Melbourne, 1966 Format:Hardcover Pages:xvii, 222p. : illustrations Condition:Very Good – light wear to boards; dust jacket shows rubbing, chips, and general shelf wear consistent with age.
Description: In Digging Stick to Rotary Hoe, historian Frances Wheelhouse traces the technological transformation of rural Australia, from early manual tools to mechanised farming. This 1966 publication offers a detailed and accessible account of the innovations, people, and machines that revolutionised agriculture in the Australian landscape.
Illustrated throughout and drawing on historical records, the book is an important contribution to the study of Australian rural life, agricultural history, and industrial heritage.
Note:Dust jacket shows signs of age but book is structurally sound and clean internally.
Weight consideration:Shipping weight includes secure packaging for hardcover protection.
